Welcome to the 2016-2017 school year! With a new school year brings a new year in scouting, and this year the boys of Den 6 are BEARS! This will be such a fun year! We will be completing 6 required adventures (just like last year). The adventures this year will be:

• Bear Claws (they will earn the coveted Whittling Chip with this adventure, as well)
• Bear Necessities
• Fur, Feathers, and Ferns
• Grin and Bear It
• Paws for Action
• Fellowship and Duty to God (Scouts will complete this at home with their families)

We will also need to complete at least one of the following elective adventures:

• Baloo the Builder
• A Bear Goes Fishing
• Bear Picnic Basket
• Beat of the Drum
• Critter Care
• Forensics
• Make it Move
• Marble Madness
• Roaring Laughter
• Robotics
• Salmon Run
• Super Science
• A World of Sound

My hope for this blog is to keep families updated on what we are doing in our meetings each week. That way, if your Scout has to miss a meeting, you are able to see exactly what was missed in that week. It is the responsibility of each Scout to make up any of the missed activities (including outings) in order to earn belt loops and, ultimately, their Bear rank in May. 

As your Scout's den leader, I have planned a number of fun activities for the year, but I would love your help at the meetings, as well. If you look through the adventures with your Scout and find one that you have expertise in, please let me know! The boys love it when the adults in their lives take the time to participate in what they are doing, and Scouting provides a unique opportunity for you to truly experience the program together. 

Thank you for letting your Scout be part of this wonderful program -- we are looking forward to an exciting year!

Kim Schumm

Den 6 Leader